Semi-autonomous and always available: A peek into the near future of car rental
The world is inexorably moving to an era where personal mobility is connected, shared, electric, and ultimately autonomous. But that...
Read MoreHand gestures and horses: Waymo’s self-driving service learns to woo the public
On a sunny spring day in suburban Phoenix, a white minivan stops at a crosswalk to let a man pass. He gives the vehicle a wave, signaling...
Read More‘Mini-city’ for self-driving vehicles launches in Greenbelt
A former research farm in Ottawa’s Greenbelt is being turned into a hub for testing the algorithms, sensors and other technology...
Read MoreWill self-driving cars make Tesla a $500 billion company?
In May 2019, the online investment blog Seeking Alpha (SA) published another article that dissed Tesla as a credible investment. Writing...
Read MoreChina just held a car race without any drivers
China’s road to mastering driverless-car technology is bumpy and full of surprises — literally. Just ask those attending the...
Read MoreNo, Nissan’s position on Lidar is not the same as Elon Musk’s
Tesla CEO Elon Musk’s recent disparagement of the laser scanning technology called lidar, calling it a “crutch” and any...
Read MoreDistracted driving will grow exponentially on the path to self-driving cars
All it takes is a brief moment of distraction and your world can change radically for the worse. When driving a car, a split-second...
Read MoreUltrafast motion-planning chip could make autonomous cars safer
About two years ago, we covered a research project from Duke University that sped up motion planning for a tabletop robot arm by several...
Read MoreCurious cop pulls over driverless car
A self-driving shuttle got pulled over by police on its first day carrying passengers on a new Rhode Island route. Providence Police Chief...
Read MoreDataspeed and Cepton partner to bring LiDAR to autonomous vehicle
Dataspeed Inc., an autonomous vehicle (AV) solution provider has announced a partnership with Cepton Technologies, Inc., a provider of 3D...
Read MoreCar buyers will welcome self-driving cars, study finds
A majority of consumers have a positive attitude toward self-driving cars, and are awaiting their introduction with...
Read MoreForetellix launches new approach to testing autonomous vehicle safety
Israeli startup Foretellix has launched a revolutionary autonomous vehicle development tool, Foretify, which brings a proven...
Read MoreBlind trust, culture clashes and robot empathy: Mercedes-Benz on autonomous cars
At CES 2019, Mercedes-Benz revealed the Urbanetic autonomous shuttle, a futuristic proof-of-concept to illustrate the kind of work that is...
Read MoreLooking at the different stages of autonomous vehicle testing – and why they’re so crucial to rolling out the tech
Autonomous vehicle testing is well underway – but more real-world experiments are needed to prove the technology’s safety, say experts....
Read MoreHow Nissan’s ‘invisible-to-visible’ tech could pave the way for autonomous cars
Nissan’s engineers are working on more than just cars. At CES 2019, the Japanese automaker unveiled “invisible-to-visible” (I2V) tech that...
Read MoreMaserati to use BMW self-driving technology, Elkann says
Maserati will be the first of Fiat Chrysler Automobiles’ brands to use self-driving technology being developed with BMW AG, Fiat...
Read MoreGroundbreaking driverless car project showcases vision for a connected transport future
The multi-organisational team behind the £5.5 million FLOURISH connected and autonomous vehicle (CAV) project is today [Monday 13 May]...
Read MoreUntold secrets of how driverless car videos are rigged: Be wise to the trickery
Magicians are said to be honor bound not to reveal how magic tricks are performed. The idea is to preserve the illusion that the magic is,...
Read MoreUber executive to keynote annual Autonomous Vehicle Sensors Conference
The second annual Autonomous Vehicle Sensors Conference (#AUTO19) will take place June 25 & 26 at the McEnery Convention Center in...
Read MoreApple’s self-driving car could have variable light control to protect privacy of riders, doors that open extremely wide
Apple is working out ways its “Project Titan” self-driving vehicle could be improved to give its users more privacy via a...
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